Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/5
Verifiability
Why references are important
Inline citations
How to add them
RefToolbar
Citations the easy way
Reliable sources
Which sources are good enough?
Summary
Review of what you've learned
Summary
- All article content must be verifiable, that is to be possible to support with a reliable source
- All quotations and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged must include an inline citation
- Inline citations are added between
<ref>
and</ref>
tags, after the fact they support - A
{{Reflist}}
must be present at the end of the article for inline citations to show up - The RefToolbar can be used to make adding citations easier, by clicking "Cite" in the toolbar at the top of the edit window
- Wikipedia articles require reliable, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy
More detailed information

- Wikipedia:Verifiability
- Wikipedia:Citing sources
- Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources
- Help:Citations quick reference
- Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts
- Help:References and page numbers
- Wikipedia:Advanced footnote formatting
- Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing